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U.S. Xpress joins program to help military veterans transition into trucking

U.S. Xpress has been approved by the Veterans Administration to participate in a program that allows military veterans to draw GI Bill benefits while training to be a trucker or diesel technician with the company.

The company is now part of the Post 9/11 GI Bill Apprenticeship Program, which allows veterans to receive their tax-free educational benefits while training with U.S. Xpress to become truck drivers or diesel technicians. This will allow the veterans to receive up to $25,700 from the VA over the program’s two-year period, depending on their years of service in the military, on top of their salary from U.S. Xpress.

The company says veterans joining the program to become truck drivers can earn up to $82,000 in their first year with U.S. Xpress when combining their salary with the VA benefits. Veterans can draw their VA benefits for up to 24 months after joining the apprenticeship program.